St. Augustine Chalk Walk set for March 22-24

The St. Augustine Chalk Walk — Paseo Pastel will be March 22-24 near the Visitors Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive. In this photo, a participant in a chalking workshop held Feb. 23 in St. Augustine tries out her hand in chalking.

The St. Augustine Chalk Walk — Paseo Pastel will be March 22-24 near the Visitors Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive.

Paseo Pastel is the Spanish custom of a casual promenade or walk. St. Augustine’s “promenade” will take place on the sidewalks between the City Parking Garage and the Visitors Information Center.

More than 70 chalk artists will create a sidewalk gallery of art. A pre-event party will be at 7 p.m. March 22; with the chalking event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23; and all day March 24, with a sidewalk washing to end the event.

This inaugural event features “career chalk artists” and will be held annually leading to St. Augustine’s 450th Celebration in 2015.

The professional artists, competing for cash prizes, will create drawings on 4-foot by 6-foot sidewalk areas with the theme of St. Augustine heritage.

Career chalk artists, art educators, college and high School students will turn the city’s sidewalks into a gallery of chalk art.

Featured artist and Paseo Pastel consultant Lee Jones has been a featured artist and chalking consultant for more than 30 festivals and has participated in more 200 “street paintings” nationally and internationally. She is president of the Florida Chalk Artists Association and teaches street painting at schools and fine art festivals.

Live music and community collaborations with local tourist attractions, businesses, hotels, B&B’s and performing artists will create a weekend of participating in the arts in St. Augustine.

This event is being produced by The StAR Council, a professional membership group organized in 2010 to promote St. Augustine to individuals outside the St. Augustine area.